Evaluating the benefits of second-eye cataract surgery among the elderly

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1593-1603

  Ishikawa, Takuro ^a,b   Desapriya, Ediriweera ^b   Puri, Maneesh ^b   Kerr, John M ^a,b   Hewapathirane, D Sesath ^b   Pike, Ian ^a,b  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOMETROPIA; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DRIVING ABILITY; GERIATRIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SELF REPORT; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 84885013140     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: 18734502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2013.08.033     Document Type: Review

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